‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Finally Has a Premiere Date, But Will Take Even Longer to Release All Episodes

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“Star Trek: Discovery” has been beset by a number of delays throughout its development and production, but at long last, we now know when the series will premiere.

CBS announced that the latest entry into the “Star Trek” franchise will debut on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 8:30 p.m. ET on CBS (time approximate after NFL football and “60 Minutes”) and its streaming service CBS All Access. The second episode will then immediately be available on-demand on CBS All Access.

The show’s 15 episodes will roll out on CBS All Access in two waves: The first eight episodes will roll out weekly on Sundays through early Nov. 5. At that point, the show will go on hiatus and then resume with the remaining seven episodes in January.

Unlike CBS All Access’ first original scripted series “The Good Fight,” which released all of its episodes weekly and uninterrupted over the course of 10 weeks, “Discovery’s” release strategy mimics the usual broadcast model that splits the arc of a season in two. Therefore, “Star Trek” fans who had only intended on ordering CBS All Access for a short period of time in order to binge the series before cancelling will be faced with a few choices: subscribe for the full run of the season, at the halfway point, or at the very end of the season. Of course, the latter two options risks spoilers or in the very least taps into the fear of missing out on the conversation as the show unfolds.